80 STAT. 705 (April 1965 prices), plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be required by reason of changes in the cost of construction work of the types involved therein as shown by engineering cost indexes and, in addition thereto, such sums as may be required to operate and maintain said unit. Approved September 7, 1966. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 1321 accompanying H. R. 2829 (Comm. on Interior & SENATE REPORT No. 61 (Comm. on Interior & Insular Affairs). Vol. 111 (1965): Feb. 10, considered and passed Senate. in lieu of H. R. 2829. 89th Congress, H. R. 399 An Act To provide adjustments in order to make uniform the estate acquired for the 80 STAT. 793 Vega Dam and Mineral inter Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 'That in order to provide adjustments in the interests in land heretofore acquired for the Vega Dam and Reservoir, Collbran project, Colorado, and thereby Colo. make uniform the estate acquired to fulfill necessary real estate requirements of the project, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to reconvey to the former owner thereof any mineral interest, including oil and gas, heretofore acquired for said project, whenever the Secretary shall determine that the retention of such mineral interest is not required for public purposes and he shall have received an application for reconveyance as hereinafter provided. SEC. 2. The Secretary shall give notice to the former owner of such mineral interest of the availability of the interest for reconveyance under the provisions of this Act. The former owner shall thereafter file an application within ninety days of the date of notice if he desires to have the interest reconveyed to him. SEC. 3. Any mineral interest reconveyed under this Act shall be transferred for an amount determined by the Secretary to be equal to the price at which the mineral interest was acquired by the United States. SEC. 4. As used in this Act the term "former owner" means the person from whom any mineral interest was acquired by the United States or, if such person is deceased, his spouse; or if such spouse is deceased, his children or heirs at law. SEC. 5. The Secretary of the Interior may delegate any authority conferred upon him by this Act to any officer or employee of the Department of the Interior. Such officer or employee shall exerrise the authority so delegated under regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Approved September 16, 1966. ests, reconveyance. "Former owner." LEG IS LATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 429 (Comm. on Interior & Insular Affairs). Vol. 111 (1965): June 7, considered and passed House. 89th Congress, S. 3625 An Act To designate the dam being constructed on the Allegheny River, Pennsylvania, as the "Kinzua Dam”, and the lake to be formed by such dam in Pennsylvania and New York as the “Allegheny Reservoir". 80 STAT. 845 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the dam being Kinzua Dam. constructed by the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, on the Allegheny ResAllegheny River in Warren County, Pennsylvania, authorized by the ervoir. Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (Public Law 74-738), shall be known and designated hereafter as the "Kinzua Dam", and the lake formed by such dam in Warren and McKean Counties, Pennsylvania, and Cattaraugus County, New York, shall be known and designated as "Allegheny Reservoir". SEC. 2. Any law, regulation, document, or record of the United States in which such dam and reservoir are designated or referred to shall be held to refer to such dam and reservoir under and by the names of "Kinzua Dam", and "Allegheny Reservoir". Approved September 24, 1966. Designation. 49 Stat. 1570. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: SENATE REPORT No. 1590 (Comm. on Public Works). Sept. 8: Considered and passed Senate. 89th Congress, H. R. 9976 An Act To amend the Act of September 2, 1964. Be it enacted by the Senate and Ilouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the Act of Reclamation September 2, 1961 (78 Stat. 808; 43 U.S.C. 945 (a)), is amended to projects. read "Notwithstanding the existence of any reservation of right-of- Rights-of-way, way to the United States for canals under the Act of August 30, 1890 compensation. (26 Stat. 371, 391; 43 U.S.C. 945), or any State statute, the Secretary 43 USC 945a. of the Interior shall pay just compensation, including severance dam- 80 STAT. 873 ages, to the owners of private land utilized for ditches or canals in 80 STAT. 874 connection with any reclamation project, or any unit or any division of a reclamation project, provided the construction of said ditches or canals commenced after January 1, 1961, and such compensation shall be paid notwithstanding the execution of any agreements or any judgments entered in any condemnation proceeding, prior to the effective date of this Act. "SEC. 2. Jurisdiction of an action brought by the United States or the landowner for the determination of just compensation pursuant to this Act is hereby conferred on the United States district court in the district in which any such land is situated, without limitation to the amount of compensation sought by such suit. The procedure for such an action shall be governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 28 USC app. for the condemnation of real and personal property. "SEC. 3. The amendment made by this Act shall apply to any condemnation action pending in any district court of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act and to any such action instituted after that date." Approved October 4, 1966. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 1784 (Comm. on Interior & Insular Affairs). Aug. 15: Considered and passed House. 90th Congress, H. R. 743 An Act To amend the Act of September 26, 1950, authorizing the Sacramento Valley irrigation canals, Central Valley project, California, in order to increase the capacity of certain project features for future irrigation of additional lands. 81 STAT. 267 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the Central Valley Act entitled "An Act to authorize Sacramento Valley irrigation canals, project, Calif. Central Valley project, California," approved September 26, 1950 Irrigation canals, (64 Stat. 1036) is amended by adding to the first paragraph of that capacity increase. section the following: "Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5 of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to provide sufficient extra capacity and elevation in the Tehama-Colusa Canal to enable future water service to Yolo, Solano, Lake, and Napa Counties for irrigation and other purposes, and to treat the cost of providing such extra capacity as a deferred obligation. The deferred obligation is to be paid under arrangements to be made at such time as the works to serve the additional areas may be authorized as an extension of the Central Valley project. In the event such works are not authorized, the deferred obligation is to be paid from other revenues of the Central Valley project. Approved August 19, 1967. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 133 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORT No. 200 accompanying S. 1098 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 113 (1967): Apr. 13: Considered and passed House. Aug. 9: Considered and passed Senate, in lieu of S. 1098. |